NOVEL NEXT Chapter 109: Chapter 109
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Chapter 109: I Have Seen the Conclusion
There is a more important issue beside Gato that was ignored by Ryosuke: the three jonin he hired are all traitors. Kinoshita from Iwagakure, Akutagawa from the Sand Village, and Atan from the Land of Hot Water or Steam. Not to mention the others, just two of them are rebel ninjas from the Sand Village and the Land of Steam, which are part of this alliance.
Although they are currently aligned with the Allied Powers and under Gato's protection, the Sand Village and Land of Steam, they would not take action against them during the negotiation process. But nothing is absolute. After all, Ryosuke doesn't know why they defected.
It is hard to say whether they will change their stance as ninjas and betray their employers. Since arriving in the Land of Waves, Ryosuke has done a lot. The sky had already become completely dark; it was late at night, and the day was almost over.
After taking a deep look at the top floor, where Gato was, Ryosuke slowly left the vicinity of the castle. Up to now, the three rebel ninjas have not revealed any flaws. Although he has the ability to kill them without anyone knowing, he has no reason to do anything to them for the time being.
Regardless of whether the three of them have ulterior motives, they are all Gato's people now. If they died in the castle for no reason, it would have a huge impact on this alliance. However, what is certain is that even if they have ulterior motives, they have no plans to take action for the time being. Otherwise, the solitude just now would have been the best opportunity.
After leaving the castle, Ryosuke came to a deserted fishing area. He randomly found a dilapidated house, pushed the door open, and sat down on the dusty ground to rest. Regardless of whether those three rebellious ninjas have ulterior motives or not, as long as they pose a threat to this plan, Ryosuke will definitely take action.
Even if they had no hatred or grudge against each other before, this is the way the world is. All I can say is that the positions are different. However, the time to take action is not now, as the three of them have a greater role to play. What Ryosuke needs now is to rest up and wait for tomorrow's meeting.
The beginning of the alliance plan, the first day when the forces from all the alliance countries arrived, everyone spent the night in a tense and alert state of mind. The alliance plan could not be delayed, and the next day, representatives of various forces met in the old castle atthe center as agreed.
Due to the number of people in each force, it is of course impossible for all members to be present. After all, it's not a war but a negotiation. Therefore, the number of people present was limited. Except for the nobles who could participate in any number, the number of ninjas was limited to three.
On the Konoha side, the three ninjas who appeared were Homura Mitokado , Hizashi, and the captain of the Anbu. The remaining Chunins, as well as Hyuga Iroha and Captain Root, were all on standby at the Konoha camp to confirm the safety of the eastern part of the Land of Waves.
"This is our Konoha's Hokage advisor, HomuraMitokado-sama." As the first to enter, Gato stood at the door of the castle, welcoming the visitors from Konoha. As someone who had already met once, Hizashi acted as an introducer. He first introduced Homura Mitokado from their Konoha side to Gato, and then began to introduce the representative of the Land of Fire.
As a businessman, Gato was not timid at all. He chatted with the people of Konoha very extrovertly and guided them into the castle. Then, people from the Sand Village came in. In addition to the nobles of the Land of Wind, the representatives of the Sand Village included the elder Ebizo, and the accompanying jonin Maki and jonin Yura.
Although before today, their various forces had always been wary of each other. But since everyone was willing to come here, there should be a formal meeting. What's more, the neutral nations, the Land of Iron and the Land of Soup, were right behind them.
At the moment when Hizashi and the others stepped into the castle, and when the people of the Sand Village appeared in the castle, in the shabby hut in the fishing village, Ryosuke, who had been in a state of concentration, opened his tightly closed eyes. But after a night's rest, his eyes were not relaxed and bright. Instead, they were bloodshot and he looked very tired. But even so, Ryosuke looked extremely active.
If yesterday he was still unsure whether the three rebel ninjas would take action, whether they had any ulterior motives, and what the force behind the scenes was that wanted to sabotage the alliance plan, then today, he had roughly grasped everything. Ryosuke's eyes had been opened without him realizing it.
Once again, he saw through the future. Moreover, he saw through the future which was very close to the present, and he saw everything that should have happened today.
"Dispatch some personnel to keep an eye on the south side of the island. The south is guarded by the Land of Bears and the Land of Soup. Their forces are relatively weak. If other forces appear in this sea area, they are likely to attack from this side. This is the reason why you will be in charge next."
While standing up from the ground, Ryosuke used his Genjutsu ability to temporarily control Hyuga Iroha who was far away on the east side of the island. During the control process, he communicated with his consciousness, "The identity of the enemy force is most likely Iwagakure and Kumogakure. I'm only telling you this information, don't reveal it to anyone, especially the guys from the Root."
He didn't even need to introduce himself, as this ability was no longer a secret within the Hyuga team. They were ready to be controlled by Ryosuke at any time.
"I see." Although Iroha was a little confused by what was happening so suddenly, he still followed his instructions and started to act. Ryosuke-sama had already made up a reason for him to command the troops, so it wasn't difficult to actually put it into practice.
After leaving the house, Ryosuke quickly found a place with a wider view and sat down. He broke the control over Iroha and began to extend his target to the next person.
Inside the castle, the meeting hadn't officially started yet. With the mediation of Gato, a shrewd businessman, the atmosphere among the various countries was quite harmonious, and each of them introduced their identities and the forces they represented in a friendly manner.
When they were about to start the meeting, even Gato had asked Akutagawa next to him to distribute the project plans. A strange phenomenon suddenly occurred. Akutagawa, who was originally smiling and about to hand the project plan to Ebizo of Sand Village, suddenly changed his expression.
His body turned neatly, and within a flash of silver light emerged from his hand, and then a sharp kunai appeared slashing towards Gato. With a smile on his face, he was looking forward to the next cooperation. Before Gatocould react, he felt a sharp pain in his neck, and then his vision went black, and he fell to the ground.
But Akutagawa's actions were not over yet. After killing Gato, he roared while quickly distancing himself from everyone and forming hand seals. The fierce wind-style ninjutsu was swung out from the long sword in his hand, and he slashed towards the Konoha team with the intention of tearing everything apart.
But it seemed that because he was in a panic and did not control his strength well, his attack did not hit the people from Konoha, but instead cut the table into two pieces. Then he broke out of the window and fled. On the other side, although Akutagawa's two companions didn't understand why it was different from the plan, they still followed him, swiftly moved to the edge of the wall, and also broke through the window.
Everything happened very quickly, and the forces of each Village and Nation instinctively distanced themselvesaway from each other at the first opportunity, but none of them went after the three rebel ninjas who committed the crime.
At the moment when Gato lost his voice, something seemed to be untied in him. On an isolated island far away near the Land of Waves, a muscular man with brown skin slammed the table and said, "What's going on? How come the plan has been brought forward?"
(End of this chapter)